Past Harris Forums
March 21, 2012
Addressing Toxic Stress in Early Childhood: Working Across Disciplines
Brenda Jones Harden, Ph.D., Associate Professor in the Institute for Child Study, University of Maryland College Park
April 29, 2011
Toxic Stress: Impact on Children and Families
Megan Gunnar, Ph.D., member of the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, and Dr. Katherine Magnuson, Ph.D., member of the National Forum on Early Childhood Program Evaluation
May 12, 2010
Child-Parent Psychotherapy in a Cultural Context: Repairing the Effects of Trauma on Early Attachment
Alicia Lieberman, Ph.D., Director, Child Trauma Research Project, San Francisco General Hospital; Irving B. Harris Chair in Infant Mental Health and Vice Chair for Academic Affairs, UCSF Department of Psychiatry
May 14, 2009
Bridging Research and Practice: Relational Interventions for At-Risk Infants and Toddlers
Sheree Toth, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Rochester; Executive Director, Mt. Hope Family Center
May 22, 2008
Attachment, Culture, Trauma: Intervention with Ethnically Diverse Families
Dr. Chandra Ghosh Ippen, University of California, San Francisco
March 7, 2007
Children's Risks and Children's Rights: Perspectives on Resilience and Prevention
Professor Charles W. Greenbaum, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
May 4, 2006
Making Early Education Opportunities Work for Kids and Teachers: Professional Development and Classroom Observation
Bob Pianta, Ph.D., Director, Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning, University of Virginia
May 5, 2005
Minding the Baby: A Reflective Parenting Program
Linda Mayes, Ph.D., Yale Child Study Center
April 1, 2004
From Neurons to Neighborhoods: Closing the Gap Between What We Know & What We Do to Support the Development of Young Children
Jack Shonkoff, M.D., Brandeis University
May 15, 2003
Myths and Realities of Early Childhood Assessment and Accountability
Samuel J. Meisels, Ed.D., The Erikson Institute
May 2, 2002
Intervening with Young Foster Children: Targeting Three Critical Needs
Mary Dozier, Ph.D., University of Delaware
May 31, 2001
Violence Exposure and Young Children: Prevention and Intervention, Linking Mental Health and Law Enforcement
Joy Osofsky, Ph.D., Director, Violence Intervention Program for Children and Families; Louisiana State University Violence Exposure and Young Children: Prevention and Intervention, Linking Mental Health and Law Enforcement
May 23-26, 2000
The Early Years of Becoming a Family: Marriage, Parenting & Child Development
Carolyn Cowan, Ph.D., and Philip Cowan, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
April 28, 1999
A New View of Raising Young Children: The Role of the Father in Current Co-Parenting Practices
Kyle Pruett, Ph.D., Yale Child Study Center
May 28, 1998
Home Visiting: Research and Practice
David Olds, Ph.D., University of Colorado